The best help we can offer today on the blog are some links to more information about Colorado dentist Stephen Stein and what his patients should do next.

The state has a good page of FAQs with most of the answers. The short answer, though, is: If you were an oral surgery patient of Dr. Stein who received an IV sedation between 1999 and 2011, you should get tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C; if you are not sure you got an IV, get tested anyway. If you are sure you did not get an IV, then don’t worry about it.

Electa Draper is the health writer for The Denver Post and has covered every news beat in a 22-year journalism career at three newspapers. She has a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's in journalism.